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CASH CARRIER. No. 416,924. Patented Dec. 10, 1889.

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UNITED STATES j PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS M. KENNEY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICANSTORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,924, dated December10,1889.

Application filed May 21, 1887. Serial No. 238,962. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. KENNEY, of Cambridge, county of Middlesex,State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Cash-Carriers, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts.

My invention relates to a cash-carrier of that class in which thecarrier or receptacle is propelled along a track consisting of astretched Wire or cord, and the invention 0011- sists, mainly, in thenovel construction of the motor for propelling the'carrier.

The motor consists, essentially, of a sliding device normally engagedwith the carrier when at the station, and a hand-actuated springconnected with the said slide-bar in such manner that when the spring isstrained it presses the bar against the carrier. The bar is restrainedfrom moving when thus pressed upon by means of a locking device, whichis disengaged and releases the carrier when the spring is sufficientlystrained to 2 5' propel the carrier to the remote station.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of cash-carrier apparatus embodying thisinvention, showing the devices, in full lines, in the position occupiedwhen the carrier is at the station and while the actuating-spring isbeing strained, and in dotted lines in the position occupied at themoment that the carrier is released; and Fig. 2 a front elevation of theapparatus at the station. 1

3 5 The track ais shown as consisting of a wire or cord extending fromone to the other of the points or stations between which the cash orother material is to be conveyed, the said track being fastened at itsends to any con- 0 venient support. At the stations at the en ds of thetrack a the latter passes through a bracket b, which may be supportedfrom the ceiling or any other suitable support, being shown as screwedupon the end of the rod 19. The

5 said bracket b is provided with a guide b for the sliding device orpropelling-bar c, which is free to move in said guide in a directionparallel with the track a, and is provided at its forward end with acarrier-engaging portion 0, (shown as a fork,) that engages a portion ofthe frame 61 of the carrier, said frame to send it into the station atthe other end of (Z being hung from grooved Wheels (1, that run on thetrack a, and having at its ends downwardly-projecting arms d thatco-operate with the propelling mechanism at the stations.

The box or receptacle d for the cash or other articles or material to beconveyed is shown as a cylinder closed at its lower end,

adapted to be connected by a suitable fast- 6 ening with a cap-plate (1preferably pivoted to the frame d, so that the said receptacle is freeto swing on the said frame d. The fastening of the receptacle (.1 to thecapplate or head-piece d is shown in this instance as effected by meansof pins or projections d on the said receptacle that engage with curvedarms d on the head-piece 01 so that by placing the pins d above the endsof said arms (1 and then turning the receptacle (1? about quarter aroundsaid receptacle will 7 be held securely up to the headpiece d but it isobvious that any other suitable catch or fastening might be employed tohold the receptacle d on the carrier'frame d. p

The arms d at the end of the carrier-frame are provided with inclinedstriking faces 01' cams 01 which, when the carrier comes into thestation, engage a locking device e, pivoted at e on the bracket 1) andnormally held by a spring e against a stop (2 in position to engage thearm d and prevent the carrier from moving away from the station, asshown in Fig. 1, although the said locking device is turned by theengagement of the inclined faces or cams to permitthe arm d to pass byit as the carrier comes into the station.

For the purpose of propelling the carrier away from the station with aforce sufficient the track, the propelling slide-bar c is engaged by aspring f, provided with means for straining it so as to press the bar 0against the carrier in the direction to propel the latter along, thetrack. The carrier cannot, however, move under the action of thispressure until disengaged from the locking device 2, which disengagementtakes place when the spring is strained the proper amount to give thedesired propelling impulse. In order to properly strain the spring anddisengage the carrier at the proper moment,the said spring is ICOconnected with an actuating-band f, (shown as connected with the drum orpulley 9,) having connected with it a second drum or pulley g, to whichis attached an actuating-cord g, provided with asuitable handle gaccessible to the operator. Thus by pulling down the handle 9 thepulleys g g are turned and the bandf wound upon the latter, thusstraining the springf.

The locking device 6 is provided with an arm 6 at the opposite side ofits pivot from the part that engages the arm 01 of the carrier, whicharm e is provided with pins or projections 6 embracing the band j",which til the carrier returns, when the latter will engage the forwardend of the said slide-bar and move the latter back to its normalposition, (shown in Fig.1) simply unwinding the band f and winding upthe cord g Without straining the spring f.

It is obvious that the band f might itself extend over the pulley and beprovided with the actuating-handle instead of using a separateactuating-cord 9 but by using the two pulleys, as shown, any desiredrelation between the force of the springf and the force required to beapplied to the handle g to strain it may be attained, and thus a verystiff quickly-acting spring may be used Without requiring too greatforce to be applied by the operator to the handle g In many cases thetrack a will be arranged in an inclined position,in which case thepropelling device at the lower end will have sufficient force to propelthe carrier up the incline, and it may be returned by aweaker propellingdevice, or by gravity alone it the incline is suificient, in whichlatter case no propelling device will be required at the higher end ofthe track.

I claim 1. The combination of" the track a and bracket Z), located nearone end thereof, the propelling slide-bar longitudinally movable in aguide in said bracket, and the actuatingpulley and locking devicepivotally supported in said bracket below said slide-bar, a bandconnected with said pulley and with a spring, which spring is connectedwith said slide-bar, and a tripping projection on said band, saidlocking device having a shoulder at the front of the pulley to engagewith the carrier, and an arm at the rear of the pulleyto engage the saidprojection on the band, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the locking device e, of the propelling-slide cand its actuating-spring f, and the band f and cord g and connectedpulleys g g, to operate substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS M. KENNEY. YVitnesses:

- Jos. P. LIVERMORE,

M. E. HILL.

